
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 1AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3106 | 2360 | 1885 | 1208 | 936 | 1217 | 835 | 691 | 464 | 393 | 359 | 314 | 386 | 439 | 522 | 619 | 1179 | 1591 | 2530 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:54PM1.77m | 6:11AM1.65m | 6:35PM1.74m | 6:55AM1.64m | 7:18PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:12AM0.34m | 12:25PM0.31m | 00:56AM0.34m | 1:12PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SE 12 |
3106 | 2360 | 1885 | 1208 | 936 | 1217 | 835 | 691 | 348 | 393 | 355 | 314 | 386 | 439 | 522 | 619 | 63 | 1591 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | E 10 | NE 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 12 | SSW 10 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 4 | SE 12 | NE 13 |
195 | 8 | 12 | 400 | 342 | 180 | 245 | 294 | 464 | 295 | 359 | 303 | 268 | 195 | 128 | 97 | 5 | 47 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 18 | E 10 | ENE 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | ENE 16 | NE 16 | ENE 16 | SSW 13 | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | SE 15 |
18 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 25 | 55 | 72 | 125 | 190 | 238 | 230 | 225 | 21 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 10 | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | — | W 4 | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 |
— | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 661 | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | 6 | — | 3 | 13 | 1179 | 336 | 2530 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 175 | 36 |
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